What color is #57786B?

#57786B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57786B?

The RGB value is 87, 120, 107: 87 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57786B?

The complementary color is #785764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57786B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57786B color

#57786B rgb(87, 120, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #57786B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.1% green and 42% blue (87, 120, 107).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#57786B color codes

HEX	`#57786B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 120, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.65, -14.77, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.65, 15.14, 167.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.3, 16.52, 16.395)`
Decimal	`5732459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57786B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #57786B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57786B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #57786B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57786b; }
.text { color: #57786b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57786b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 120 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57786b, #577478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57786B?: #57786B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57786B?: The RGB value is 87, 120, 107: 87 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57786B?: The complementary color is #785764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57786B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.